From the desk of Pastor Ben
God’s Sovereign Work In Salvation – Part 2

“The one who comes to Me, I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”
                            (John 6:37b-38)

Jesus describes the one whom the Father gives to Him as “The one who comes to Me.” From God’s view, He sovereignty gives us to the Son; from our view, we come to Christ. Jesus would never reject anyone who comes as a love gift from God, thus the words “I will certainly not cast that one out.” True saving faith never works in vain because it is divinely prompted (Ephesians 2:4).

Though the concepts of divine sovereignty and human responsibility seem impossible to us to join together, there is no such conflict in the mind of God (Deuteronomy 29:29). For example, both of those things are at work in the Christian’s mission of evangelism (Matthew 24:14; 28:19; Acts 8:25; 14:15; 16:10).

The disunity of Christ’s rejecting any part of God’s gift to Him is inconceivable as shown by Jesus’ statement in our passage, “I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” (John 4:34; 5:30; Matthew 26:39) In His High Priestly prayer, Jesus told the Father, “I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.” (John 17:4; 14:31) The truth that Jesus came to earth to fulfill the Father’s purposes thus guarantees salvation for mankind and ensures their place in Heaven.

Ask Yourself:
When you arrive at aspects of God’s nature and purposes that defy your ability to understand, how do you react? What would be the result of just letting His Word ring true in your heart rather than wrestling to make it line up with what you’ve always thought?